Fountain-pen accessory



April 1 1924.

W. A. HARTLINE FOUNTAIN PEN ACCESSORY Filed April 28. 1922 WWI 5565 Wmattoz mu;

Patented Apr. 1, 1924.

UNITED: stares.-

WILLIAM A. mums, or m, moment.

FOUNTAIN-PEN ACCESSORY.

Application filed April 28, 1922. Serial No. 5579M To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. HAn'rmNn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Midland, in the county of Midland and State a of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F ountain-FenAccessories, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a foun- 1o tain pen accessory havingfor its principal object to combine a pen ca with a blotter in a compactmanner and so t at the devlce will be durable yet light in structure.

Another important object of the invention 15 is to provide a device ofthis nature capable of being used with any ordinary pen and especially afountain pen which may be manufactured at a comparatively low cost,which will be simple in construction, reliable in 20 operation, and welladapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention resides in the as novelarrangement and construction of parts as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

ln the drawing Figure 1 is an elevation of a device em- 30 bodymg myinvention,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough,

Figure 3 is a. similar view taken substantially on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2 looking as in the direction of the arrow,

Figure t is a fragmentary elevation of the device showing the same in anopen position,

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken substantially on the line 5--5 ofFigure 2 look to in in the direction of the arrow,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal section showing the device in anopen position Figure 7 is a detailed section through the ca hingedportion of the device, and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary longitudinal section showing a modified formof the device in an open position.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will so be seen that the cap 1 isprovided with a pen receiving compartment 2 and the accessorycompartment 3 which is provided with a side opening a co-operating withwhich is the hinged closure 5. As shown'to advantage in Figure 4, thedoor 5 is provided at one end with a pair of spaced ears 7 adapted toreceive the pin 8 which extends throu h the ear 9 of the leaf 10 whichis embedded in the closed end of the cap 1 and suitably riveted orotherwise held: in position and is covered by a strip 19. The other endof the door 5 is provi d with an extension 12 having the beveled end 13and this extension is adapted to be received in the groove 14 alsohaving a beveled end 15 so that when the door is in a closed position itmay be readily opened by engaging the finger nail or some instrumentwith the end of the extension 12 and moving the door to an open positionso that it extends in substantial alignment with the cap 1.

In the first modification of the invention till as is disclosed inFigures 1 to 7 inclusive the accessory is in the form of a rotaryblotter. A ll-shape bracket 17 is mounted on the inside of the door 5and the rotary blotter 18.

is journalled between the legs thereof so that when the door 5 is clomdthe rotary blotter 18 will be situated within the compartment 3.

in the modification shown in Figure 8 a block 19 is fixed to the insideof the door 5 and a blotter 20 in the form of a strip is placed thereon.This block 19 and its strip 20 are receivable in the compartment 3 whenthe closure 5 is closed.

lhe construction of my invention which I have just described with somedegree of particularity and shown in the accompanying drawings, hasmerely been 'ven b way of example and it is to be unddrstoo thatnumerous changes may be restorted to both in the form, material, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Having thus l-#05 my invention what 1 claim as new is 1. A pen cap ofthe class described pro vided with a compartment having an openingleading thereto, a hinged closure for said lid Mill) compartment, saidclosure provided with an i exten s ibn, a. grbove in the ex tefi or'efthe ti elite-Heidi ilev ving'ingpart, and the bocly 0 for receiving saidextension in the manner '0f the pen .eap provided with a groove for andfor the purpose specified. ,1 eceiving se'idexten'sion.

' 2. In a pen cap of the class' described, a. .Iiyte'stimoxi ,whereof Iaifix my signature compartment divided longitudinally intoiiiprejsencefdftwe Witnesses.

two parts, one part being hinged t'qthe other F A. HARTLINE. and adaptedto swing outward l'ongi-tudina-lly relative to the body (if thepeh-calp', a "L. D.'

blotter mounted on thel swingingperfl'en B,. ,i" I

